Introduction The occurrence of edentulism among older patients is very frequent1, and alterations in the maxilla-mandibular relation may be induced during the construction of full dentures2. Such alterations can be exacerbated though the prolonged use of inadequate dentures3. Excessive wear of artificial teeth as a result of parafunctional habits (such as bruxism) and ill-fitting denture bases ...

Patients with complete or partial edentulism who have insufficient bone for endosseous dental implant treatment present a challenge for the dental practitioner. Alveolar distraction osteogenesis is a technique for creating bone and soft tissue, without the need for bone grafting and its potential complications. In this article, alveolar distraction osteogenesis is compared with traditional bone...

Dental implants are routinely used to treat edentulism. Their success depends on osseointegration, the direct functional and structural interlocking of implant and bone. The osseointegration mechanism is similar to bone remodeling and healing. Thus, chronic use of systemic medications that can interfere with bone turnover and healing may affect osseointegration, resulting in premature implant l...

Despite ≤significant advances in dental therapeutics, there are patients for whom no reasonable treatment is available that will reliably restore or maintain their existing dentition. The causes for future edentulism include untreatable periodontal disease, advanced caries, failing root canal therapy, inadequate numbers of teeth to support a fixed prosthesis, or a history of failed previous reh...

Loss of teeth and their surrounding tissues should be considered a form of amputation. Edentulism often results in a loss of quality-of-life, and it remains a major problem in oral health, since the decline of its prevalence is offset by the sheer volume of the aging population. The serendipitous discovery THE FOUNDATION FOR ORAL REHABILITATION (FOR) is an independent, international initiative ...